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Articles by Keiley Giboney

For the past several weeks, sports enthusiasts everywhere have been glued to the Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Basketball Tournaments. This coming weekend, tens of millions will be glued to their televisions to watch the Final Four as the teams battle it out to see who will play for the championship on Monday, April 3rd. As we watch these teams demonstrate their skills, commitment, and hard work it is important to keep in mind that they didn’t just start preparing for the tournament a few weeks ago. In reality, their preparation started months ago, before the season even started. That preparation and planning is exactly what Supplemental Health Care’s School Division is working towards right now in preparation for the 2017-2018 school year.

While some school systems around the country hold classes year-round, most conduct a September through mid-June curriculum. For our school-based therapists and nurses, that leaves them with a decision to make each summer. Many of them choose to take the summer months off to spend time with family or vacation. For those that want to keep working over the summer, let’s take a look at ways that therapists and nurses fill their summer work schedule.

School systems throughout the United States are being asked to do more with less as budgets get tighter and their resources are stretched to the limits. One of the biggest challenges for school administrators today is providing the therapy and nursing services necessary to support their student population.